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| Queen Viharamaha Devi | |
|---|---|
 Statue of Queen Viharamahadevi | |
| Tenure | 205 BC - 161 BC |
| Born | Kelaniya |
| Spouse | Kavan Tissa |
| Issue | Dutugamunu Saddha Tissa |
| Father | Kelani Tissa (Tissa of Kelaniya) |
| Religion | Theravāda Buddhism |
Viharamahadevi[1] (Sinhala:විහාරමහාදේවි) was the mother of King Dutugamunu, Saddhatissa and the Queen consort of King Kavantissa (King of the Ruhuna Sri Lanka).[2] Some scholars suggest that her original name was 'śavera', which possibly means goddess of the night.[3][4]
- ^ "Kirinda - Legend of Queen Viharamaha Devi".
- ^ "Introduction", The Sri Lanka Reader, Duke University Press, pp. 1–7, 2011, doi:10.1215/9780822394051-001, ISBN 978-0-8223-4967-9, retrieved 2024-02-05
- ^ W. D. J. Benilie Priyanka Emmanuel, Civilization in its Own Words: Inscriptions and Archaeology in Ancient Sri Lanka, University of California, PhD, 2000 p.94
- ^ "ඉන්ස්ක්රිප්ෂන්ස් ඔෆ් සිලොන් වොලුයුම් I කොට්ටදැමූහෙල 556 ශ්රී ලංකා අභීලේඛන - ශ්රී ලංකා අභිලේඛන පිළිබඳ අන්තර්ජාල දත්ත ගබඩාව".